Biochemical effects induced by the hexachlorocyclohexanes

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 212, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-28

  Olivero Verbel, Jesus ^a   Guerrero Castilla, Angélica ^b   Ramos, Niradiz Reyes ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES;

EID: 79953664431     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8453-1_1     Document Type: Article

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